In the Valley of Elah (2007)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Director:

Paul Haggis

Writers (WGA):

Paul Haggis (screenplay)
Mark Boal (story) ...
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Release Date:

28 September 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes finding the truth is easier than facing it.

Plot:

A retired military investigator works with a police detective to uncover the truth behind his son's disappearance following his return from a tour of duty in Iraq.

Plot Keywords:

Military | Disappearance | Army | Missing Person | Video Clip

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 5 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6

4:30 PM

MAX

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron	...	Det. Emily Sanders
Jason Patric	...	Lt. Kirklander
Susan Sarandon	...	Joan Deerfield
James Franco	...	Sgt. Dan Carnelli
Barry Corbin	...	Arnold Bickman
Josh Brolin	...	Chief Buchwald
Frances Fisher	...	Evie
Wes Chatham	...	Cpl. Steve Penning
Jake McLaughlin	...	Spc. Gordon Bonner
Mehcad Brooks	...	Spc. Ennis Long
Jonathan Tucker	...	Spc. Mike Deerfield
Wayne Duvall	...	Detective Nugent
Victor Wolf	...	Pvt. Robert Ortiez
Brent Briscoe	...	Detective Hodge
Greg Serano	...	Det. Manny Nunez
Brent Sexton	...	Lt. Burke
Devin Brochu	...	David Sanders
Zoe Kazan	...	Angie
Glenn Taranto	...	Detective Wayne
Jennifer Siebel Newsom	...	Jodie (as Jennifer Siebel)
Joseph Bertot	...	School Janitor
Rick Gonzalez	...	Phone Technician
Loren Haynes	...	Police Photographer
Babak Tafti	...	Iraqi Prisoner
Sean Huze	...	Capt. Jim Osher
Jack Merrill	...	Medical Examiner
Kathy Lamkin	...	Chicken Shack Manager
David Doty	...	Truck Parts Salesman
Pab Schwendimann	...	Pussy's Bouncer
Josh Meyer	...	Joseph R. Millard
Arron Shiver	...	Cop
Jo Harvey Allen	...	Jo Anne
Chris Browning	...	Checker Box Bartender
David House	...	Morgue Officer
Pierre Barrera	...	TD's Bartender
Mike Hatfield	...	Jo Anne's Husband
James Haggis	...	Soccer Ball Player
Randall Adams	...	New Recruit
Hans Steckly	...	Corporal Steckly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Blackburn	...	Cowboy (uncredited)
Steven Blacksmith	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Diego Deane	...	Military Police Officer (uncredited)
Karen M. Hudson	...	Office Detective (uncredited)
Laurie Johnson	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
William E. Marshall	...	Detective (uncredited)
Matthew Page	...	Guard (uncredited)
Dan Strakal	...	Detective (uncredited)
Brandon Weaver	...	Morgue Tech (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Haggis

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Haggis		(screenplay)
Mark Boal		(story) &
Paul Haggis		(story)

Produced by
Karim Abouobayd	....	line producer: Morocco
Laurence Becsey	....	producer
Darlene Caamano	....	producer (as Darlene Camaño Loquet)
Emilio Diez Barroso	....	executive producer
Erik Feig	....	executive producer
David Garrett	....	executive producer
Gregory J. Gettas	....	associate producer (as Gregory Gettas)
Paul Haggis	....	producer
Bob Hayward	....	executive producer
James A. Holt	....	executive producer (as James Holt)
Dana Maksimovich	....	co-producer
Andrew Matosich	....	associate producer
Deborah Rennard	....	co-producer
Steve Samuels	....	producer (as Steven Samuels)
Patrick Wachsberger	....	producer
Stan Wlodkowski	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Roger Deakins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jo Francis

Casting by
Sarah Finn		(as Sarah Halley Finn)
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Laurence Bennett

Art Direction by
Gregory S. Hooper		(as Greg Hooper)

Set Decoration by
Linda Lee Sutton		(as Linda Sutton-Doll)

Costume Design by
Lisa Jensen

Makeup Department
Enid Arias	....	additional hair stylist
Jennifer Bell	....	hair department head
Zineb Bendoula	....	hair stylist: Morocco
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics lab assistant
Carlton Coleman	....	prosthetics lab assistant
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head
Polly Earnshaw	....	key makeup artist: Morocco
Matthew Jorgensen	....	prosthetics lab assistant (as Matt Jorgensen)
Blair Leonard	....	key makeup artist (as Lisa Blair leonard)
Karen McDonald	....	additional makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	makeup effects artist (as Matthew Mungle)
Majdouline Rimmel	....	makeup artist: Morocco (as Majdouline Remmal)
Geordie Sheffer	....	additional hair stylist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney	....	key hair stylist (as Joann Chaney)
Zoe Tahir	....	key hair stylist: Morocco
Eddie Vargas	....	prosthetics lab assistant
Danlee Winegar	....	additional makeup artist
Stephen Bettles	....	special makeup effects technician (uncredited)
Robin Day	....	wig designer: Susan Sarandon (uncredited)
Aaron Koons	....	special makeup effects lab technician (uncredited)
Jolynn Nieto	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Koji Ohmura	....	special makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations (uncredited)
Richard Redlefsen	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Graham Schofield	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Hafid Balafrej	....	production manager: Morocco
Andrea Isaacs	....	executive in charge of production
Anne Johns	....	production supervisor: Morocco
David Price	....	production supervisor
Michael Tinger	....	post-production supervisor
Stan Wlodkowski	....	unit production manager
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mouhssine El Badaoui	....	first assistant director: Morocco
Hicham El Ghorfi	....	second assistant director: Morocco (as Hicham Elghorfi)
Jai James	....	second second assistant director
Artist W. Robinson	....	first assistant director (as Artist Robinson)
Deanna Stadler	....	second assistant director (as Deanna 'Dee Dee' Stadler)
Taylor Phillips	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Timothy Abreu	....	propmaker (as Timothy B. Abrew)
James Barth	....	construction foreman (as James P. Barth)
Thomas J. Barton	....	key greensman
Kurt Blondis	....	propmaker: Tennessee
Craig P. Bradley	....	set dresser
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master (as John Cameron)
Steve Chapman	....	propmaker gang boss (as Steven Chapman)
Victor Chavez	....	propmaker gang boss
Kenneth R. Cole	....	construction foreman: Tennessee (as Kenneth Cole)
Jason Critchfield	....	painter
Jennifer Dickey	....	construction medic
James Duddy	....	set dresser
Gary Eilar	....	set dresser
Said El Kounti	....	prop master: Morocco
George M. Finney	....	painter: Tennessee (as George Finney)
Eric Gallegos	....	painter
William F. Gambill	....	stand-by scenic painter (as William Gambill)
Severino Gonzales	....	set dresser
Aziz Hamichi	....	art director assistant: Morocco
Mike J. Hanrahan	....	set dresser
Daniel Holloway	....	painter
Arlen Johnson	....	general foreman
Ester Kim	....	set dresser
Kristen Kogler	....	art department coordinator
George Kruft	....	paint gang boss (as George A. Kruft)
Sydney Ann Lunn	....	set dresser: Tennessee
Steven Maes	....	graphic designer
Jerry Martinez	....	labor foreman
Edward McLoughlin	....	set dresser
James F. Oberlander	....	set designer
Jesus Ornelas	....	propmaker (as Jesus M. Ornelas Jr.)
Randy Ortega	....	lead scenic
Randy Ortega	....	paint gang boss (as Randy Paul Ortega)
Robert Ortega	....	paint gang boss
Rhonda Paynter	....	on-set dresser
Wilhelm Pfau	....	buyer
David Phillips	....	propmaker foreman
Jorge Reyes	....	painter
Zacheriah T. Rheam	....	tool man
Joseph Ruiz	....	painter
Menouer Samiri	....	art director: Morocco
Shira Schwille	....	construction medic
Ian Scroggins	....	set dresser
Liv Selinger	....	lead set dresser
Tyler Standen	....	art department production assistant
Travis Stroope	....	propmaker
Randy Uhlig	....	propmaker gangboss: Tennessee
Alfredo Ventura	....	painter
Steve Vigil	....	propmaker
Keith Walters	....	prop master
Christopher Windisch	....	construction coordinator
Chris Windish	....	laborer (as Chris C. Windisch)
RA Arancio-Parrain	....	scenic painter (uncredited)
Chris Brewster	....	set dresser: swing (uncredited)
Joel Goodell	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Caylen Johnson	....	welder foreman (uncredited)
Nichole Miller	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jamie Rama	....	illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound mix technician
Michael Becker	....	boom operator: Tennessee
Tony Bell	....	boom operator: Morocco
Bryan Bowen	....	sound effects editor
David Brownlow	....	boom operator
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound designer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Cole Gittinger	....	utility sound
Arda Gulesserian	....	additional sound
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Christian Joyce	....	sound mixer: Morocco
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Verna Mandel	....	sound mix technician
Jane McKeever	....	additional sound
Michael Minkler	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Mike Minkler)
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound effects editor (as Stephen Robinson)
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound mix technician
Branden Spencer	....	assistant sound editor
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Becky Sullivan	....	dialogue supervisor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Peter Zinda	....	sound effects editor
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Tyler Parkinson	....	pre-record engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Norman Baillie	....	special effects technician: Morocco
Compton Brodhead	....	special effects technician
Daniel Holt	....	special effects technician
Margaret Johnson	....	special effects technician (as Maggie Johnson)
Randy E. Moore	....	special effects coordinator
Renee Moore	....	special effects technician
Alistair Williams	....	special effects technician: Morocco
Andy Williams	....	special effects coordinator: Morocco
Ryland Witten-Smith	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Travis Baumann	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Michael Bogen	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Ozzie Carmona	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Michael Degtjarewsky	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Fortunato Frattasio	....	digital effects artist: Digiscope
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Maureen Healy	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Phillip Hoffman	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Shih-hao Jason Huang	....	3D artist: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Jason Huang)
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Bill Kent	....	visual effects supervisor
Tom Lamb	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Jennifer Law)
Lisa Markou	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Rodney Montague	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Robert Montgomery	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Josh Mossotti	....	3D artist: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Lee Nelson	....	3D artist: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital effects supervisor: Digiscope
Brennan Prevatt	....	lead compositor: Digiscope
César Romero	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Cesar Romero)
Sean Rourke	....	digital effects editor: Digiscope
Laurel Lyn Schulman	....	digital effects producer: Digiscope (as Laurel Schulman)
Christopher Stack	....	imaging supervisor: Digiscope
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title and Art Studio (as Bob Waitr)
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title (uncredited)
Mitch Paulson	....	digital colorist assist (uncredited)
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor (uncredited)

Stunts
Keith Adams	....	stunt performer
Bobby Burns	....	stunt coordinator
Matthew Lee Christmas	....	stunt performer
Edward A. Duran	....	stunt performer
Donna Evans	....	stunt performer (as Donna Evans Merlot)
Lakshman Nathaniel Garin	....	stunt performer
Clifford Happy	....	stunt performer
Gene Hartline	....	stunt performer
Gina Mari	....	stunt performer (as Gina Mari Jensen)
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt performer
Cedric Proust	....	stunt coordinator: Morocco
Ray Siegle	....	stunt performer
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt performer
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunt performer (as Jose Vasquez)
Thomas Walters	....	stunt performer
Florian Robin	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Ray Siegle	....	stunt double: Victor Wolf (uncredited)
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt double: Charlize Theron (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tahar Ajoualil	....	electrician: Morocco
Joe Bacharka	....	electrician
Liza Bambenek	....	additional second assistant camera
Jeff Bettis	....	grip
Josh Blakeslee	....	second assistant camera
Theodore Y. Bott	....	set lighting technician
Brahim Bouaa	....	grip: Morocco
Paul Candrilli	....	best boy grip
Andrew Cheung	....	grip: Tennessee
Paul Conti	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Jacob Cottrell	....	set lighting technician (as Jake Cottrell)
David Cummings	....	grip
Will Dearborn	....	additional second assistant camera
Graham Driscoll	....	electrician: Morocco
Alghazouli Elhoussein	....	rigging grip: Morocco
Ismail El Moulloua	....	electrician: Morocco (as Esmail Mouloua)
Michael S. Endler	....	additional first assistant camera (as Michael Endler)
Tyler Fletcher	....	camera production assistant
Christopher Flurry	....	additional second assistant camera (as Chris Flurry)
Peter Goddard	....	gaffer: Morocco
Lamarr Gray	....	rigging gaffer (as Lamarr 'Gooch' Gray)
George Greene	....	rigging electrician (as George H. Greene)
Bruce Hamme	....	dolly grip
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
Justin Hartery	....	loader
Dale Holmen	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Trevor Howe	....	rigging grip
Omar Jiyad	....	grip: Morocco
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Dylan Jones	....	video assist operator: Morocco
Steve Jones	....	rigging electrician
Mohammed Kamal	....	still photographer: Morocco
Gary Kangrga	....	key rigging grip
Nikki LeBlanc	....	rigging electrician
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip (as Mitch Lillian)
Jason Linebaugh	....	rigging electrician
Lewis Liu	....	video assist production assistant
Jeff Lomaglio	....	grip
Rick Marroquin	....	grip: Tennessee (as Luis 'Rick' Marroquin)
Louis Nelson	....	set lighting technician
Gary Nolan	....	best boy electric: Morocco
Ray Ortega	....	best boy rigging electric (as Ramon 'Ray' Ortega)
Charles Papert	....	Steadicam operator
Patrick Quinn	....	additional first assistant camera
Richard Romero	....	epk camera operator
Tony Sankey	....	best boy grip: Morocco
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
John Stearns	....	set lighting technician
Robin Stone	....	key grip: Morocco
Ryan Taggart	....	loader: Morocco
Jim Threadgill	....	best boy rigging grip
James R. Tynes	....	chief lighting technician (as Jim Tynes)
Michael Warren	....	grip
Peter Weidenfeller	....	grip (as Peter K. Weidenfeller)
Amaji Youssef	....	grip: Morocco
Phil Abeyta	....	electrician (uncredited)
Nick Barros	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
George M. Chappell	....	rigging electric best boy (uncredited)
Tyler Fletcher	....	video technician (uncredited)
Charles Papert	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin	....	casting: New Mexico
Eleanor Bravo	....	background casting coordinator
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Tamara Hunter	....	casting associate
Taylor Jenkins	....	casting assistant
Marie A. Kohl	....	casting associate: New Mexico (as Marie Kohl)
Hannah Macpherson	....	casting assistant: New Mexico
Geni McAndrews	....	background casting assistant
Leslie-Ann Reale	....	casting assistant
Kate Schroeder	....	casting assistant: New Mexico
Chris Bustard	....	additional casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maria Bentfield	....	key costumer
Bradford Booth	....	set costumer
Debra Chapman	....	seamstress
John Deering	....	key set costumer
Stephen Hymas	....	key costumer: military, Morocco
Gary Lane	....	costume supervisor: Morocco
Roberta Souder Langhofer	....	costumer
Zahyra Lmdassam	....	costume assistant: Morocco
Brandy Marrs	....	costume staff assistant
Abdel Jalil Matilou	....	costume assistant: Morocco
Daniela Moore	....	costume supervisor
Ghaine Mohamed Said	....	key costume assistant: Morocco

Editorial Department
Bob Berman	....	first assistant editor: Los Angeles (as Robert Berman)
Chi Yoon Chung	....	additional assistant editor
Michael Dillon	....	digital intermediate assistant: EFilm
Michael Hatzer	....	digital intermediate colorist: EFilm
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Michael Kennedy	....	digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Marc Lulkin	....	digital color assist
Marilyn McMahon Adams	....	assistant editor (as Marilyn Adams)
Devon Miller	....	digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Linda Schubell-Sundlin	....	post-production assistant (as Linda Sundlin)
Shelby Siegel	....	first assistant editor: New York
Sam Tirado	....	colorist: dailies
Steven Trapani	....	apprentice editor: Los Angeles
Andreas Fehrle	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Dave Daniels	....	musician: cello
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Patrick Kiernan	....	musician: violin
Peter Lale	....	musician: viola
Richard Lancaster	....	assistant score recordist
Charlotte Matthews	....	assistant orchestra contractor
Mike Mehesan	....	additional score recordist: Wetdog Studios
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer: Capitol Studios
Jennifer Nash	....	music editor
Cindy O'Connor	....	assistant: Mark Isham
Tyler Parkinson	....	electronic score pre-recordist
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Liza Richardson	....	music consultant
Mary Scully	....	musician: bass
James Shearman	....	conductor
L. Jimmy Sneed	....	musician: guitar, mandolin and ukelele
Jill Streeter	....	music preparation (as Jill Streater)
Erik Swanson	....	assistant score mixer
Clifford J. Tasner	....	orchestrator
Rosemary Warren-Green	....	musician: violin (as Rose Warren-Green)
Nick Wollage	....	score recordist: Abbey Road

Transportation Department
Linda Daniels Anderson	....	driver: Ms. Theron
Jalal Aziz	....	transportation captain: Morocco (as Aziz Jalal)
Samuel Wayne Beitz	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Noureddine Belfadla	....	transportation co-captain: Morocco
Charley Bob Burnham	....	transportation coordinator
Al Cantu	....	transportation driver
William Clair	....	transportation driver
Drew Clarke	....	driver: Ms. Sarandon, Tennessee (as M. Drew Clarke)
Arthur B. Crutcher Jr.	....	transportation captain: Tennessee
Jim Dobbs	....	transportation driver
Abdessamad El Archaoui	....	transportation driver: Morocco
Mohammad El Barch	....	transportation driver: Morocco
Mustapha El Guartit	....	transportation driver: Morocco
Josh Foley	....	transportation driver
Kenny Heath	....	transportation driver
Ray Heiser	....	transportation driver
Gary Jackson	....	transportation driver (as Gary W. Jackson)
Laura James	....	transportation driver
Jerry King	....	transportation driver
Randy Kinyon	....	transportation driver
Elie Littauer	....	transportation driver
David L. Long	....	transportation driver
Jimmy W. Masterson	....	transportation driver
Richard E. Morley Jr.	....	transportation driver
Robert Nickelberry	....	transportation driver: Tennessee (as Robert Nickleberry)
Julia Patterson Prewitt	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Thurston Prewitt	....	transportation driver: Tennessee (as Thurston Hall Prewitt)
Kino Quintana	....	transportation driver
Walter Reece	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Michael B. Russell	....	transportation driver (as Michael Russell)
Patrick Smith	....	transportation driver
Boots Southerland	....	transportation driver
Fred Steagall	....	transportation driver (as Fred G. Steagall)
Lee Stepp	....	transportation captain
David Themis	....	transportation driver
Paul Thomas	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Steve Vandiver	....	transportation driver
Oranz Walker	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Paul Walker	....	transportation driver
Anthony Wamego	....	transportation driver (as Anthony T. Wamego)
Jeff J. Williams	....	driver: Mr. Jones (as Jeff Williams)
Sharon Williams	....	transportation driver: Tennessee
Joe T. Woodard	....	transportation driver: Tennessee (as Joe T. Woodward)
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver (uncredited)
Gerald Lee	....	driver: stakebed (uncredited)

Other crew
Elabdi Abdelhadi	....	assistant location manager: Morocco
Douglas N. Acton	....	key set medic (as Douglas Acton)
Catherine Adrian	....	accounting clerk (as Cathy Adrian)
Noor Ahmed	....	legal services: Reder and Feig
Meryem Ait Hassoun	....	craft service and cleaner: Morocco
Reda Akaaboune	....	production runner: Morocco
Naïma Alaoui	....	production coordinator: Morocco (as Naima Alaoui)
Mohamed Awhezane	....	set production assistant: Morocco
Paul Baca	....	set medic
Colonel Bakkouri	....	military consultant: Morocco
Karen Barna	....	business and legal affairs: Summit Entertainment
Andrew Blau	....	coordinator: insert shoot
Gillian Bohrer	....	assistant: Mr. Feig
Khalid Boulasai	....	location manager: Morocco (as Khalid Boulasri)
Kathleen Breton-Collier	....	teacher
Tim Carlson	....	stand-in: male utility
S. Todd Christensen	....	location manager
Rob Corlew	....	production coordinator
Lida Davidians	....	insurance: Marsh Entertainment
Michael Dellheim	....	location manager: Tenessee
James D. Dever	....	military consultant (as James Dever)
Med Diouri	....	accountant: Morocco
Abdelilah El Hamsaoui	....	production runner: Morocco (as Abdeliah Hamsaoui)
Claudio Farias	....	assistant chef
Laura Fearon	....	payroll clerk
Carrie Fleming	....	product placement
Patricia Foulkrod	....	production consultant
Patricia 'Ms. Pat' Fulghum	....	craft service: Tennessee
Richard Galli	....	production assistant
Shelly Gillette	....	office production assistant: Tennessee
Jennifer Gingery	....	craft service (as Jenna Gingery)
Manuel Gonzales	....	assistant chef (as Manuel Gonzalez)
Marissa M. Gonzales	....	second assistant accountant (as Marissa Gonzalez)
Granville Greene	....	key assistant location manager
Rowie Green	....	set production assistant
Tara Grey	....	assistant accountant: construction
Johann Grimm	....	set production assistant
Janie Sakura Guevara	....	assistant: Mr. Becsey (as Janie S. Guevara)
Khalid Halet	....	cashier: Morocco
John A. Hamby	....	insurance: Marsh Entertainment (as John Hamby)
Julie Hansen	....	post-production accountant
Weston Scott Higgins	....	assistant military advisor
Kyndall Holstead	....	travel coordinator
Laurie H. Hutzler	....	creative consultant
Ashlee Irish	....	assistant: Ms. Theron
Keith Jackson	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C.
Abdelhadi Kabous	....	set production assistant: Morocco
Ryan Lacen	....	set production assistant
Martin Lane	....	location assistant: Tennessee (as W. Martin Lane)
James Lewis	....	set medic
Ernesto Lopez	....	assistant chef
Marina Lyon	....	stand-in: female utility (as Marina Shaw)
Jennifer Mancuso	....	assistant production coordinator
Leigh Maney	....	set production assistant
Christophe Maratier	....	weapons consultant: Morocco
Jerome Martinez	....	set medic
Andrew Matosich	....	business and legal affairs: Summit Entertainment
Gora Mbaye	....	set production assistant: Morocco
Tom Minder	....	military advisor
Tim Monich	....	speech and dialect coach (as Timothy Monich)
Marcus Montano	....	location assistant
Abdelrafik Najib	....	assistant location manager: Morocco
Asmeeta Narayan	....	assistant: Mr. Hayward
Wesley Oliver	....	assistant: Mr.Jone (as Wes Oliver)
Shani Orona	....	location assistant
Deborah Ortega	....	assistant: Ms. Wachsberger
Diego Pages	....	head catering supervisor: Morocco (as Diego Paiges)
Ricardo Palacio	....	assistant: Ms. Caamaño Loquet and Mr. Diez Barroso
Dena Pawlowski	....	production finance: Summit
Dan Perri	....	title designer
Anna Rane	....	script supervisor
Benjamin R. Reder	....	legal services: Reder and Feig (as Ben Reder)
Deborah Ricketts	....	footage researcher: Searchworks Research and Clearance
Arela Rivas	....	assistant: Mr. Haggis
Lucy Kim Robertson	....	second assistant accountant
M. Ross-Michaels	....	production accountant (as Ross Michaels)
Reda Rostane	....	set production assistant: Morocco
Veronica Sanchez	....	office production assistant (as Veronica P. Sanchez)
Gian Sardar	....	assistant: Mr. Haggis
Aaron Z. Schor	....	key office production assistant
Tara A. Senior	....	legal services: Reder and Feig (as Tara Senior)
Jessi Smart	....	production secretary
Nabila Smith	....	production secretary: Morocco
Marisa Sommerville	....	business and legal affairs: Summit Entertainment
Louise Spencer	....	unit publicist
Saad Tayoubi	....	facilities: Morocco
Peter Titterell	....	caterer: Morocco (as Peter Titterrell)
Erik Torrez	....	location assistant
Dr. Trombati	....	on-set doctor: Morocco
Krista Tutor	....	craft service assistant: Tennessee
Homero Vazquez	....	assistant chef
Steve Watson	....	head chef
Joseph Woolf	....	production financing: Citibank (as Joseph S. Woolf)
Kerry Yancheski	....	first assistant accountant
Jeanie Zakowski	....	assistant craft service (as Jeane Zelkowski)
Thierry Zemmour	....	location manager: Morocco
Lisa Alsop	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services (uncredited)
Karina Becker	....	hand double (uncredited)
Robbie Friedmann	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jim Giesler	....	assistant craft service (uncredited)
Jennifer Gingery	....	key craft service (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)
Alexander E. Hoffman	....	day office production assistant (uncredited)
Kyndall Holstead	....	assistant production office coordinator (uncredited)
Nikki Kelly	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearances (uncredited)
Lewis Liu	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Christian McWilliams	....	location scout (uncredited)
Marcus Taylor	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Wade Whitman	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Clint Eastwood	....	special thanks
Marshall Herskovitz	....	special thanks
Stephen Nathan	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Blackfriars Bridge Films
• NALA Films
• Samuels Media
• Summit Entertainment

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007-2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Hoyts Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Movie-Eye Entertainment (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Digiscope (visual effects)
• Great FX
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 1 Force  military technical advisors
• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Animals for Hollywood  animal handler
• Capitol Studios  music mixed at
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Christine Bergren Music Consulting  music consulting
• Citibank  production financing
• Cleared By Ashley  clearances
• DeLuxe Laboratories  dailies (as Deluxe Labs)
• Deluxe Digital Media  video dailies
• Dune Films  production services: Morocco
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Falco Ink.  publicity
• International Film Guarantors  completion bond
• London Session Orchestra, The  orchestra (uncredited)
• Marsh Entertainment  insurance
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script clearance (as Marshall Plumb Research)
• Military Actors, Consultants, and Vehicles (MAC-V)  military vehicles
• Otto Nemenz International  camera systems (as Otto Nemenz)
• Reder & Feig  production legal services
• Runway  post-production
• Scarlet Letters  end crawl
• Searchworks Research and Clearance  stock footage research
• Serious Grippage & Light  dollies
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• TM Motion Picture Rentals  lighting and grip equipment (as TM Motion Picture Rental)
• Technicolor  prints
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services (as Todd AO)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Wet Dog Studios  additional music recording (as Wetdog Studios)

Also Known As:

Death and Dishonor (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violent and disturbing content, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:M18 | Brazil:14 | Ireland:15A | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Taiwan:R-12 | Sweden:11 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Argentina:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Denmark:11 | Austria:16 | France:U | New Zealand:R16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Norway:15 | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Blackfriars Bridge Films

Trivia:

Paul Haggis wrote the part of Sanders with Charlize Theron in mind.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After the crime scene is handed to the army, Hank Deerfield is seen rolling out of bed, a shot of his feet landing on the carpet shows pressure imprints of socks on his ankles indicating he had just removed socks, which as he just rolled out of bed wouldn't be the case.

Quotes:

Det. Emily Sanders: David wants a slingshot now.
Hank Deerfield: Hmm.
Det. Emily Sanders: I guess it could be worse; it could have been a BB gun.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-04)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Rock Like This

A compelling and moving film

Loosely based on the story of Richard Davis who was killed by fellow soldiers in Columbus, Georgia after returning from Iraq in 2003, In the Valley of Elah, Paul Haggis' first feature since his Oscar winner Crash is a poignant reminder of how war robs people of their humanity. In one of the best performances of his career, Tommy Lee Jones is Hank Deerfield, a career military man whose son Mike (Jonathan Tucker) is reported as AWOL from his New Mexico base after returning from eighteen months in Iraq. What Hank discovers in searching for Mike is enough to shake his faith in an institution that had nurtured him and threaten his entire world view.

Though Deerfield is an ex-military man who knows the value of discipline and hyper-efficiency, he is a man who carries the scars of the death of his other son, killed in a military training accident. When he learns about Mike's disappearance, he tries to calm the fears of his wife Joan (Susan Sarandon), but one can sense in the lines of sadness etched in his worn face that he is very worried. In a very prophetic scene, as he sets out for the Army base to conduct his own investigation, he notices that an American flag is flying upside down, a symbol of international distress, and stops to teach the groundskeeper the difference.

At the base, Deerfield is thwarted by the stonewalling of the military and the inept local police force and cannot get anywhere with Lt. Kirklander (Jason Patric) who is in charge of the missing person operation. Fortunately, he finds a detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron) who is assigned to the case. Taunted by chauvinist fellow detectives who think she slept her way onto the squad, she is eager to prove herself as capable as her detractors. When Deerfield's body is discovered, gruesomely cut up in an open field, Deerfield and Sanders work together to piece together the puzzle, suspecting the involvement of drugs and drug dealers. With the help of video left on Mike's cell phone, however, he discovers secrets that begin to shake his faith in American institutions though he never questions his son's actions.

In one of the most moving sequences in the film, Hank tells Sanders little boy the biblical story of David who killed the giant Goliath with a slingshot in the valley of Elah. Deerfield soon understands, however, that it is not enough to fight your own fears in standing up to an adversary but it is necessary to treat the enemy as a human being while still doing your job. Mike and his fellow soldiers have been unable to erase the ugly violence they perpetrated on civilians in Iraq and have brought this self hatred home. In spite of a too literal ending that robs us of the power of our imagination and borders on the polemic, In the Valley of Elah is a compelling and moving film that makes certain we do not forget what the war in Iraq has done not only to our soldier's bodies but to their minds and souls as well.